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Monthly Archives: July 2015

Marian wearing the Picadilly Dress sewn from Cottage Chic Collection
I sewed this adorable little sundress for my daughter Marian from our exclusive Cottage Chic fabric collection using the Piccadilly Sundress Pattern by Sewing Sue. I loved sewing this pattern. It was easy to follow and has a very ...

I am the type of person who, no matter the time of year, will belt out Christmas songs when I hear them. There is something about the holidays that gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling inside. Maybe it’s the (entire) trays of chocolate chip cookies I shamelessly consume or the hot chocolate I love to make from scratch, but nothing beats Christmas (why else ...

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in our Week 4 giveaway! Using a random number generator, we have selected Joseph as our winner!
We are thrilled to hear the feedback you have given us so far in the Christmas in July contest and want to thank ...

The wide variety of fabric collections definitely continues with the spread we have in store for everyone in the September catalog.
I feel like we got pretty lucky with our locations for this catalog—they are both so tastefully decorated, complete with beautiful natural lighting, and paired SO well with the different styles of the projects.
The first ...

The August Little Quilt is constructed with the Connecting Threads Quilter’s Candy Basics in a cheery winter theme. The Kit is now available with the pattern download becoming available August 3rd! I like the idea of this cool-themed quilt for August!
Our August Little Quilt is a sweet repeat of the Attic Windows block. This ...

Thank you so much to everyone who entered our Week 3 giveaway! Using a random number generator, we have selected Connie as our winner!
Our next Christmas in July contest goes up early tomorrow morning so be sure to check back and learn how you can be entered to win some awesome prizes.

I love Penguin & Fish’s embroidery, so when her newest fabric collection (Animal ABCs) came out, I fell for that hook, line & sinker. Animal ABCs is such an adorable fabric line; so soft and sweet. Immediately I wanted to make an alligator out of it… I know soft and sweet and alligator don’t usually go together, but ...

Here is the Happy Sunshine Pincushion found in the Fast, Fun, & Gifty book. It is my gift to all the Gifty Galore members who inspire me every day with their wit, wisdom, and love for each other.
I made my beautiful pincushion in wool. I love wool work so much as it brings a

Thank you so much to everyone who entered our Week 2 giveaway! Using a random number generator, we have selected Kirsten as our winner!
Our next Christmas in July contest goes up early tomorrow morning so be sure to check back and learn how you can be entered to win some really amazing prizes.